Generalist
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Generalist may refer to:
- a person with a wide array of knowledge, the opposite of which is a specialistSpecialist (disambiguation)Specialist frequently refers to an expert in a profession. It can also mean:*Specialist , a military rank*Specialist degree, in academia*"Specialist", a song by the band Interpol...
. - a physicianPhysicianA physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments...
who is focused on primary care and is not a specialistSpecialty (medicine)A specialty in medicine is a branch of medical science. After completing medical school, physicians or surgeons usually further their medical education in a specific specialty of medicine by completing a multiple year residency to become a medical specialist.-History of medical specialization:To...
in a certain medical field - Generalist and specialist speciesGeneralist and specialist speciesA generalist species is able to thrive in a wide variety of environmental conditions and can make use of a variety of different resources . A specialist species can only thrive in a narrow range of environmental conditions or has a limited diet. Most organisms do not all fit neatly into either...
, a species which can survive in multiple habitats or eats food from multiple sources